Folding pie cutter



NOV. 14, 1933. A. SCALlS-E 1,934,996

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f Patented Nov. `14, 1933 Y FOLDINGPIE CUTTER Y anthony stliseolevelamil'hio 1' ApplicationA Feb'uaryS, 1932, Serial No. 591,545 v RenewedSeptember 18,` 1933 Y f claims. (01. 14e-209) The invention"-relatesI to implements for cut-v tingpies and cakes o'rany soft material jjfor.

1Kgeneral kitchen servic'e'in hotels, restaurants or private homes, and the particular object; is' to "5 provide afoldin'g construction for the-devicethat will enable itfto` be compressed into a compact form 'and' locked, sc .that yit can .beke'pt in a drawer with other kitchen implements."

.The invention also includes a cutting device having detachable cutting blades, which mayv be interchangeable and can be made of lany desired length.

VA`VThe device is primarily constructed with a predetermined number of blades by means of whichw'apieor. cake can b e cut into asimilar i number of equal p'ortions, and any desired number of 'bladescan beremoved `,at Willi from the device, thus proportionally increasing thesizeof the portions. Alsol the 'blades'can' bev readily 20 sharpened, either in their places in thefdevice or separately after' they have been removed. v The invention includes a central or axialstandf ard, having a pointed lower end,1upon whichgthe blades and outer supports are slidably'movablel .A It'lalso includes a xed hub or support adjacent to the lower end of the standard in which the inner ends of all the blades are pivoted.

It further includes a sleeve member, slidable uponthe standard, and radial arms having-their extremities pivoted respectively in said sleeve and "the outer ends of the blades.

It-includes a handle for holding. the standardwhich are constructed and arranged to. fold against the standard when the blades arefolded.

The invention is exemplified in the accompanying drawings hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims. Y

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device, showing -itin use in a pie tin; Figure 2 isa plan thereof; Figure 3 is an elevation of the same showing ,the device in a vfolded condition; Figure 4 is a vertical section of the stationaryr handle showing the hanger therefor; Figure 5 is a plan thereof; Figure 6 is a plan of one of the links, connecting each blade with a movablesleeve; Figure 7 is a vertical section of the link support yon each blade and thereleasable'closure therefor; Figure 8 is an edge elevation thereof; Figurev 9 is aside elevation of one of the blades; Figure 10 is atransversesec-V tion on line A-A, Figure 3; Figure 11 is a tran s 60' verse section thereof on line B fB, FigureiB;`4 Figure 12 isatransverse section'thereof on line C -C, Figure 3; FigurelBis a transverse section thereof on line D, D, Figure3; Figure l 1 4 isa transverse section of the standard showing attaching Ameans for links for live blades; Figure 15 is asimilar section showing'fattaching means for four links. Fig; V16 is a section ofthe couf pling nut'for the rings. In these viewsl 1 represents a standard having 70 a handle. 2 fixed upon Vthe upper end, andihaving a point 3' at its lowerend, which isinserted in the center of the pie or Icake to` be cut, which is shown in a baking pan 2.,' j VAtthe lower end of thj standard 'isfshown a 75 x'ed hub or support 4, in which the inner .ends of thin knife blades 5' are pivoted iandfrom which they7 extend radially outward; These 'blades' are pivoted" upon flanges 6, 6, upon this hub; j y*As many blades may *beemployed' as may be 80. desired, six are shown, but the number may be reducedtofve or four as shown in Figures 14 and 15 if .desired l I The blades may be detachably supported upon a split ring 7 which passes through all the ilanges, 85"

and the ends of the ring may be connected by means of the coupling nut 8 reversely threaded for adjustment, upon the ring extremities.

The outer ends of the blades are supportedby means of radial links 9, 9, the extremities of whichare respectively pivoted in the elevated stems 10, 10, and in the sleeve 1l, which is pref-V erably provided with a square opening 11, andi moves up and down over thesquare portion 12 of the standard, thus servingto permit the blades tobe folded upon the standard when not in use. j The links are pivoted upon flanges 13 of the sleeve andare detachably mounted upon a'split ring 14 in` thesame manner that they arepivl oted in the hub. Y

The links are detachably secured inthe stems 10, by means of vspring pressed locking pins 15, l5, that close the entrances to the slots 16, through which their pivot pins are inserted.

The sliding sleeveis provided with an operating handle 17 which is'pivoted thereto at 18 and Vis provided with a locking pin.19 to lock it in the horizontal position and with a similar lock ring pin A20 tov lock it in the folded position.

s upon the stationary handle.`

hinged coupling rods 30 pivoted together at 31.r

With any predetermined number of blades, the number of portions cut can be doubled by revolving the implement upon the central point, so that the blades willmake cuts halfway between the former cuts. bladeslarger portions can be out at pleasure;

In Figs. 4 and 5 holding ring 32 is shown embed-ded in a groove 33 in the top of the handlerby means of which the device can be hung upon'a hook if desired.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and'desire to secure by Letters Patent isl. In a device for the purposes described,fthe' combination with a central standardV having a pointed lower end, of a hub secured adjacent to said pointed end, radially exten-ded and circumferentiallyspaced vertical blades, said kblades each having itsinner extremity pivotedsin said hub, a sleeve'slidable upon said standard,.upright members adjacent'to the outerends 4o'fvsaid blades and links, connecting said sleeve and uprightmembers- .l

f "2.'In a deviceforthepurposes described, the combination'with acentral standard having a pointed lower end,` ofa hubrsecured adjacent to said.pointed"end radially extended and circumierentially spaced vertical blades,l said blades each having its. innerextremityl pivoted inv said hub, a sleeveslidable .upon said standard, upright mem-r bers adjacent to the outer ends of saidblades and links connecting said sleeve and upright 'members, and laterally extending foldable springloopsconnecting said links intermediate of said sleeves and knives, and intermediate connecting links therefor.

3.Ina.device for the purposes described, the combinationwith a central standard having a pointed lowerend, of .'ahub securedadjacent to saidpointed end, radially extended and circumferentially spaced vertical blades, said blades each havingits inner vextremity pivoted in .said hub,

Also by removing some of theV 'a sleeve slidable upon said standard, upright members adjacent to the outer ends of said blades and links connecting said sleeve and upright members, and laterally extending oldable spring loopsv connecting said links intermediate of said sleeves and knives, and intermediate connecting links` therefor, a rigid handle upon the outer endof vsaid standard, and a handle pivoted in said sleeve, spring pressed interlocking means upon said pivoted and rigid' handles positioned to retain the pivoted handle in the vertical position and spring pressed interlocking means upon said pivoted handle, and sleeve positioned to, alternately .therewitmretain the handle, in a horizontal position.`

"4. 'In a device for the purposes described, the

,combination with acentral standard having a ypointed lower end, of a hub securedadjacent to said pointed end, radially extended and circumferentially spaced vertical blades, said blades each having itslinner extremity pivoted in said hub, a sleeve slidable upon said standard, upright members adjacent to the outer ends of said blades and links connectingjsaid sleeve and uprightrmernbers, said sleeve, and hub' being provided with radial flanges and splitjrings passing through said flanges and through the extremities oilsai'd links and lock,r nuts forv the Aextremities of ,said

rings.Y

v 5."In a device for thel purposes ,described,the combination with a central standard havinga pointed lower end, of a hub securedadjacent to said.,pointed end, radially extended and circumferentially spaced vertical blades, said blades each'having its inner extremity pivotedinsaid 110 hub, a sleeveslidable upon said Standardmpright members adjacent tothe outer ends of said blades and links `connecting said -sleeve and upright memberssaid sleeve and hub `being provided with radial yflanges and split rings passingv through 115 said'flanges` and through theextremitieslof said links and locknutsiorthelextremities fofsaid rings', Aandfoldable connecting members'for said upright members.

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